by "Hey Julie" (hey-julie)
Published 01/28/2017 at 18:26
by "Hey Julie" (hey-julie)
Published 01/28/2017 at 18:26
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What’s it like?
"Tazio, Count Fouroff" (tazio0625)
01/28/2017 at 18:45, STARS: 0
1993 325i/4/5, original owner in family (Pic from 2 weeks ago). 1999 M3/5 ‘vert, owned since 2005, now 170K miles.
Both very sweet and responsive to drive; balanced, sublime feel — both road feel and controls. Nice gearboxes. The ‘93 is one of the best total automobile packages I personally have ever driven as far as how everything about the car works together to create a driving experience, goes. Both very much driver’s cars while providing good environment for passengers.
Not quite as insulated, silent, or cushy to ride in as later models but for Freude am Fahren, you might get different but never any better.
Easy to work on.
With proper maintenance on schedule they have never left any of us stranded. :)
What leads you to ask, actually?
"JGrabowMSt" (jgrabowmst)
01/28/2017 at 18:47, STARS: 0
Theyre fun, for sure. Ive been in several street and race cars. Theyre decently inexpensive to repair as well.
Good response, good handling. Its a very well rounded car out of the box, whether you get the M3 or not.
Price is all over, but generally depends on where you live and whether youre looking for a specific model. Theres the Coupe and Sedan, then the M3. You can get an M3 in either body style, but more often you’ll find a coupe.
Theres also the lightweights that demand more money.
As a car overall though, theyre 20 year old German cars, you will have to check your expectations at the door. Ive seen good ones and Ive seen really bad ones. Best thing to do is find a shop that knows them well and see what a PPI would cost.
I dont own one, but my friends repair shop specializes in them, so Ive been in both his street sedan M3 and race M3 coupe, along with plenty of customer street and race cars. Suspension work and good tires will improve the driving experience in them far more than trying to just add power.
"Hey Julie" (hey-julie)
01/28/2017 at 18:59, STARS: 2
I’m considering picking up a cheap 94 325i, manual with a low mileage engine swapped In and cheap coilovers on e90 m3 wheels
"ApexMoustache" (apexmoustache)
01/28/2017 at 19:03, STARS: 1
‘98 M3 157k miles. it’s been great. It’s my weekend/autox car. I’ve only put about 8k miles on it in 2 years but it’s been pretty problem free. Great chassis, good aftermarket. Enough power for fun but not so much that I can get myself in trouble unless I’m looking for it.
"Tazio, Count Fouroff" (tazio0625)
01/28/2017 at 19:06, STARS: 0
Sounds nice! The frequency, quality, and level of conscientiousness of previous maintenance — or lack — will 100% determine the ownership experience going forward.
You could at least partially compensate for past neglect, just go in eyes-open expecting that. There’s no substitute for one with careful maintenance; you have to continue with that, of course, but you’d have a wonderful car and (promise!) be driving a future legendary vehicle! :D keep us posted!
"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
01/28/2017 at 19:07, STARS: 0
I’ve dearly missed my 98 M3 Sedan since the day I sold it. They’re wonderful cars from a driving standpoint, fairly simple to work on should something go wrong, and generally pretty reliable.
Outside of a laundry list of wear components I had to replace on my M3, the only issue it ever gave me was the electric cooling fans died and the car nearly overheated from me sitting idly for a long period of time.
The interiors are pretty cheap and rattle a lot but that never really bothered me. The seats are comfy and the driving position is good and that’s all I really cared about.
Rust is what caused me to (stupidly) sell mine and it’s getting hold of many others I see (I live in the rust belt mind you) so that’s something to look out for.
"Monkey B" (monkeyb)
01/28/2017 at 19:13, STARS: 0
Had one in 99/00 (a 97 328i) Not as analog feeling as the E30, not as comfort oriented as the E46. I liked it a lot, but I think my favorite all around 3 series is the E46 as it offers the best mix of the previous gen 3 series driving dynamics with the best daily driving comfort/convenience features. I like the E46 more than my wife’s current E90 and I think the E46 is still a good looking car that people generally associate with being newer than it is.
E30- I’d still love one with a modestly tuned suspension with a big 6 dropped in it for spirited driving. That era of BMW’s are my favorite to look at.
E46- I’d still daily drive one
E36- I like em enough to buy one if I found an extremely clean one, but the clean ones are far and few between as many have been beat up and modded horribly. Between the 3 models, I think you’d find the E36 to be cheaper than a similar condition E30.
"yamahog" (yamahog)
01/28/2017 at 19:14, STARS: 0
Santiago does!
http://oppositelock.kinja.com/its-race-day-1791692151
He just finished the Sno*Drift rally, so response may be delayed. Adventures filed under this tag:
http://oppositelock.kinja.com/tag/ralle36
"Monkey B" (monkeyb)
01/28/2017 at 19:15, STARS: 0
do it!